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Data, Death, and What Comes Next
April 30, 2024 | Katie ShiltonA scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)
April 23, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world

Democratizing Information: Volunteer Transcribers Enable Access to Cultural Heritage Materials
April 16, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonCrowdsourced transcriptions are making historical documents more accessible for those who use screen readers

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UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

Grace Burke, MLIS Student at the UMD INFO College
From Classroom Management to Data Management: Unveiling the Multifaceted Role of School Librarians
March 28, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonA look into the experience of an MLIS student’s library internship

Shaking Up the Archives: Computational Archival Science Accelerates Historical Research and Digital Readiness
February 20, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonEducators train the next generation of archivists in this interdisciplinary field

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UMD INFO Faculty to Make Archival Materials More Accessible via Web Search
January 23, 2024 | Olivia Borgula & INFO StaffDiana Marsh and Katrina Fenlon are leading this NSF funded project